Siding-gage.



Patented Aug. 22,l |899'.

T. B. MESKILL.

SIDING GAGE.

(Application led Mar. 8, 1899.)

(No Model.)

r. mams Prrznim, Nomura v UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

THOMAS B. MESKILL, OF FULTON, KENTUCKY.

SIDING-GAGE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 631,315, dated August22, 1899. Application filed March 8, 1899. Serial No. 708,213. (Nomodel.)

To @ZZ whom t may concern.'

Be it known that I, THOMAS B. MEsKILL, a citizen of the United States,residing at Fulton, in the county of Fulton and State of Kentucky, haveinvented a new and useful Siding-Gage, of which the following is aspecilication.

This invention relates to siding-gages; and the object thereof is toprovide a simple and improved implement which may be quickly applied togage the lap ot' the siding and having an adjustment to accommodate thedevice to boards of different widths and to provide for differentamounts of lap of the siding.

With these ends in View the present invention consists inthe combinationand arrangement of parts, as will be hereinafter more fully described,shown in the drawings, and particularly pointed out in the appendedclaim.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a detail perspective view of the implement.Fig. 2 is a longitudinal sectional View showing the implement applied inuse.

Corresponding parts are designated by like reference characters in bothfigures of the drawings.

Referring to the accompanying drawings, l designates a flat metal plateforming the base or anchoring plate or strip of the implement, havingits upper end pointed, as at 2, and inclined or deflected, as shown, toform a spring-point. The lower end of the plate is bent in a directionopposite to that of the point 2 and provided with teeth or spurs 3,extending transversely from the inner flat face of the plate.

Secured to the outer face of the plate 1 and near the upper end thereofis an approximately L-shaped ilat arm 4, which is offset from the plateby means of the heel 5 of said arm, and the latter extends parallel withand above the pointed end ofthe plate. The outer face of this arm isprovided with a headed stud 6 and a threaded p in or screw 7, having athumb-nut S. The stud and pin are arranged in vertical alinement, theformer near the lower end of the arm and the latter near the upper endthereof.

Adj ustably mounted upon the outer face of the arm 4 is a at slide orgage 9, having a longitudinal slot 10 formed therein and receiving thestems of the headed stud 6 and threaded pin 7. The upper end of theslide is bent or formed into an approximately L- shaped bracket or seatl1, which extends outward from the slide. The outer face of the slide isprovided with a suitable scale 12, marked off longitudinally uponopposite sides of the slot 10, and the square head 13 of the studoverlapping the edges of the slot affords a convenient and effectivemarker or index to indicate the adjustment of the slide. The latter islonger than the arm 4 and is guided and held thereon by means of theheaded stud and the screw and thumb-n ut.

In order that the operation of the implement may be fully comprehended,reference is had to Fig. 2, which illustrates an end post 14 of abuilding, to which have been fitted and secured two lengths of siding 15and 16, respectively. In order that the next board may be properlynttedin place, the base-plate 1 is placed against the lower board 15 and thepoint 2 is forced upward beneath the lower edge of the upper board 16until the heel 5 of the arm 4 engages the lower edge of the board 16,and then the teeth or spurs 3 at the lower end of the base-plate aredriven or forced into the lower board 15. The spring of the point 2insures a tight and substantial fastening of the implement to the sidingalready secured in place. By means of the thumb-nut 8 the slide 9 may beadjusted to give the desired vlap for the next board 1S, which is restedin the bracket or seat 11 and is held there in its proper position to benailed in place. After this board has been itted and secured theimplement is removed from its original position and applied to the boardlast secured in place in the same manner as described, and so on untilthe siding is completed.

The present implement is made entirely of metal, thereby being strongand durable, is comparatively light, and the parts are positivelyconnected together, which prevents loss ot' any of the same.

Changes in the form, proportion, size, and the minor details ofconstruction within the scope of the appended claim may be resorted towithout departing from the spirit or sacri- Iicing any of the advantagesof this invention.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed is 1 IOO In :tsiding-gnge,n spring-metal nnchoringl gitudinnlly-adjustablelgagecarried by said plete having its lower portion bent obliquely arm,substantially as described. inward and downward at an obtuse angle andIn testimony that I claim the foregoing as provided with pointed lteethalong its bottom my own I have hereto ztxed my signature in 5 edge andhaving its upper portion curved in the presence of two Witnesses.

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